Neighbors called 911 after seeing smoke billowing from a home in the 2500 block of Southwest 51st Street and Villa Avenue around midnight.

"You can see he's burned and they were doing CPR with a bag and everything. I asked if he was going to make it, and they said they didn't know," said neighbor Kristin Fitzgerald.

The boy was rushed to Children's Hospital, where he later died. No one was home when the fire began, officials said.

"I'm not sure what to think. It's kind of troubling why a small kid would be home by himself," said Maj. Rocky Burt with the Oklahoma City Fire Department.

The parents who own the home arrived at the scene around 2:15 a.m. Police interviewed them. No arrests have been made. The house is being treated as a crime scene.

The home was a total loss, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Police are obtaining a search warrant to look for evidence of criminal activity.

Neighbors said the family had moved to the neighborhood a few months ago. A younger child also lives in the home, but wasn't home during the fire.

There have been no arrests in the case. The boys' cause and manner of death will be determined by a medical examiner.

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